What should he do?
Li Chengqian could not help but want to curse.
You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?
He had never imagined that the three of them, merely chatting casually, would invite such an undeserved calamity.
Kneeling and apologizing was already humiliating enough.
Yet the other party even demanded that each of them slap themselves across the face a hundred times.
This was outright humiliation.
Even mortals would risk bloodshed for the sake of their dignity.
As Cultivators, they cared just as much about their honor.
Especially since they had already declared themselves disciples of the Great Yellow Gate.
If they knelt to apologize and slapped themselves across the face, once word spread, it would not only disgrace them—it would disgrace their sect as well.
Once the sect learned of this, they could be expelled at best and executed at worst.
"No matter who this woman is, we cannot bring shame upon the sect's name. At worst, we die."
The other two men's hearts sank at his words.
At this point, they knew there was no better way out.
The tall, thin Cultivator immediately replied.
"Senior Brother Li is right."
"At worst, we die. What is there to fear?"
"The three of us together may not necessarily be unable to fight her. If we self-destruct, we might even be able to drag her down with us."
The other Cultivator also stated his position.
"Mm, then we'll fight her!"
After a brief discussion, the three quickly reached an agreement.
Senior Brother Li straightened his back and stared directly at the young girl.
"A man may be killed, but never humiliated!"
"The three of us believe we did nothing wrong, yet you keep pressing us relentlessly. You are going too far!"
"Even if we die today, we will